The determinants of the voting premium in Italy: The evidence from 1974 to 2003

Journal of Banking and Finance

Volumn 32, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2433-2443

  Caprio, Lorenzo ^a   Croci, Ettore ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dual class share firms; Family; Italy; Non voting shares; Voting premium

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949123626     PISSN: 03784266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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